title: Blood lead values in dogs from a rural area (Champaign, IL in 1987).
abstract: We studied 87 healthy dogs to determine background levels of blood lead in dogs living in a presumably uncontaminated environment. We took blood samples from dogs and asked their owners for information regarding behavioral risk factors related to environmental lead exposure. The mean blood lead concentration was 5 (+/- 4.4) micrograms/dl (range 0-22 micrograms/dl).
authors.affiliation: Center For Environmental Health and Injury Control, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ostrowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Farrar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fikes
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007087:Illinois; D007854:Lead / Q000097:blood*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D007854:Lead